► LOOKING at events on 19 December;

On this day in 1932 in London, the BBC commenced overseas broadcasting, under the callsign, The BBC Empire Service. It was originally intended for English people living overseas, but became The BBC Overseas Service during World War 2, with programmes in foreign languages.

In 1956, the Sydney suburbs of St Marys, Forestville and French’s Forest were ravaged by bushfires, which rendered 200 homeless. 

In 1965, two criminals, Peter Walker and Ronald Ryan, escaped from Melbourne’s Pentridge Prison, by using a chaplain as a hostage.  A pursuing warder was allegedly shot by Ryan, who later became the last person to be executed in Australia.

In 1972  The last Australian troops to leave Vietnam arrived at the Richmond Air Force Base in New South Wales

► BORN…..

In 1915 in Paris, France, Édith Giovanna Gassion  alias Edith Piaf, singer, actress and cultural icon  regarded as France’s greatest popular singer  She died in Grasse, France, in 1963.

Gordon Jackson was born this day in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1923.  He was an actor best known for his television roles as the butler Angus Hudson in the 1970s series Upstairs Downstairs, and also as George Cowley, the head of C I 5, in The Professionals.  He died in London in 1990.

► DIED…..

George Jackson Churchward, died on this day in 1933 in Swindon, England aged 76.  He was a locomotive engineer with the English Great Western Railway company from 1902 till 1922.
During this time, he designed a series of innovative locomotives, substantially superior to any locomotive used by the other British railway companies.
He was struck by an express train whilst examining a defective railway sleeper.

Michael Clarke died this day in 1993 in Treasure Island, Florida, U.S.A. aged 47.  He was a drummer for the 60s rock group The Byrds from 1964 to 1967.     

Hope Lange died this day in 2003 in Santa Monica, California U.S.A., aged 70.  She was an actress, and star of the popular TV series, The Ghost and Mrs Muir for which she earned two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award nomination. 

Today’s photo – The TYGA-FM studios, Circle Street, New Norfolk.

Today’s Playlist – Friday Morning Radio

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
John Mullan – Summertime Blues	2025	09:05	1	14/12/2025
Abby Grace – Upside of Down	2025	09:11	2	5/12/2025
Tony Christie – Rhinestone Cowboy	2025	09:14	2	19/5/2024
70s Classic    Perry Como – For The Good Times	1973	09:18	7	7/12/2025
Craig Giles – I Can’t Believe It’s Christmas	2017	09:21	10	20/12/2024
Connie Francis – Statte Vicino Amme  (Stay Near To Me)		09:25	0
Johnny Douglas & His Orchestra – Manhattan		09:31	1	27/9/2019
Doris Day – A Wonderful Guy		09:33	0
Byrds – Turn Turn Turn	1965	09:39	11	28/11/2025
For a Listener Burl Ives – I Walk The Line	1961	09:45	2	5/12/2021
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Beatles – We Can Work It Out	1965	09:49	5	1/3/2020
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Manfred Mann – Do Wah Diddy Diddy	1965	09:51	13	30/8/2024
Larissa Tormey – Special Christmas		09:56	11	22/12/2024
Amber Lawrence – Aussie Aussie Christmas	2018	10:05	2	20/12/2024
Uncle Trent & Friends – The Dancer	2025	10:10	1	30/11/2025
Tania Hills – Jolene	2020	10:13	0
Rob Breese – Aussie Christmas Day	2020	10:17	9	20/12/2024
Vintage Vinyl   Guy Mitchell & Mindi Casson – Tell Us Where The Good Times Are	1953	10:21	0
Isla Grant – When The Day Is Done		10:24	1	25/7/2021
Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra – Alouette		10:27	2	7/6/2024
Max Greger & His Orchestra – Two Gitarren		10:31	0
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra & Chorus – You Make Feel Like Dancing		10:34	1	29/6/2025
Elvis Presley with Karen Fairchild & Kimberly Schlapman – O Little Town Of Bethlehem		10:38	1	15/12/2024
70s Classic    George Baker Selection – Una Paloma Blanca	1975	10:41	16	22/8/2025
Noel Murphy – Murphy and The Bricks		10:45	8	26/1/2024
Lindsay Butler & Peggy Gilchrist – Some Day When Things Are Good		10:49	1	6/11/2022
Warren Kearney – Christmas Our Way	2021	10:53	6	14/12/2025
Lee Kernaghan – The Boys From The Bush		10:55	4	26/1/2025
Joy Adams – The Snorer		11:05	0
Peter Salata – Merry Christmas	2019	11:10	1	13/12/2019
Jade Hurley – Georgie		11:12	6	14/11/2025
For a Listener Roger Whittaker – Die Schneeweissen Tauben  (The Snow White Doves)		11:17	1	12/11/2021
Vintage Vinyl    Platters – One In A Million	1957	11:22	5	7/2/2025
Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra – The First Noel-O Tannenbaum		11:34	12	20/12/2024
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Cliff Richard – Wind Me Up	1965	11:38	2	23/3/2018
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Roger Miller – England Swings	1965	11:41	5	29/5/2022
Anthony Baxter – Top Of The World	2025	11:45	4	12/10/2025
John Williamson & Gondwanaland – Ancient Mountains		11:48	3	20/5/2022
Hansi & Lena – Something Stupid  (Etwas Dummes)	2025	11:53	0

► LOOKING at events on 14 December;

In 1911, Roald Amundsen and his team, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, became the first to reach the South Pole.

In 1930, on the airwaves in Launceston, Tasmania, commercial radio station 7LA commenced regular transmission on the AM band at 1100 kHz.
The frequency changed slightly to 1098 kHz in 1978, and in 2008, the frequency changed again to 89.3 mHz.  The station then became known as LA-FM.

In 1944 the Liberal Party of Australia was formed in Canberra, to replace the United Australia Party.

In 1950, back in Launceston, over £300,000 damage was caused by a blaze which destroyed Ludbrooks department store.

In 1955 in Huonville, work commenced on construction of a new bridge to span the Huon River. 

In 1972 the last manned mission to the moon during the 20th Century concluded, as Eugene Cernan became the last person to date, to walk on the moon, after he and Harrison Schmitt completed their third Extra-vehicular Activity.

In 2009, here in New Norfolk, TYGA-FM commenced regular broadcasting.

► BORN…..

In 1911, in  Long Beach, California U.S.A.,  Lindley Armstrong Jones, alias Spike Jones, He was a popular musician who specialised in satirical arrangements of popular songs, punctuated with gunshots, whistles, cowbells, and ridiculous vocals.
Through the 1940s and early 1950s, the band recorded under the title Spike Jones and his City Slickers. He died in 1965.

In 1932, in Colt, Arkansas, U.S.A.,  Charlie Rich, rockabilly/jazz/country singer and musician remembered for his 1973 hits Behind Closed Doors and The Most Beautiful Girl    He died in 1995.

In 1964,  in Levin, New Zealand,, Rebecca Gibney, actress who has appeared in numerous Australian film and television productions. She won a Gold Logie in 2010 for her role as Julie Rafter in Packed To The Rafters.

In 1964, in Knoxfield, Melbourne, Nadine Garner, stage and screen actress who first appeared in 1985, as Tamara Henderson in the Australian TV series, The Henderson Kids.
Nadine has appeared in many other series, including Prisoner, Neighbours, The Bill, A Country Practice, The Flying Doctors, G P, Water Rats.  And The Doctor Blake Mysteries.

► DIED…..

In 1963 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.,   Ruth Lee Jones, alias Dinah Washington, African-American jazz/blues singer and pianist  cited as “the most popular black female recording artist of the ’50s.”   She was aged 39.

In 2011 in Vidor, Texas, U.S.A., Billie Jo Spears, country singer whose biggest hit was Blanket On The Ground in 1974.  She was aged 73.

In 2013 in London, England,  Peter O’Toole, Irish actor of stage and screen who achieved stardom in 1962 with the role of T.E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia.  He later became a highly-honoured film and stage actor.  He was aged 81.

Today’s photo – New Norfolk Carols, last Friday (12 December), on the Esplanade.   (Yours Truly.)

Today’s Playlist :

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
John Mullan – Summertime Blues	2025	06:06	0
Charting this day 1975 ABBA – Mamma Mia	1975	06:12	19	18/8/2024
Charting this day 1975 Dr Hook – Only Sixteen	1975	06:16	3	19/1/2025
Shirley Llewellyn – I Came From The Nambucca Valley	2025	06:20	1	30/11/2025
Warren Kearney – Christmas Our Way	2021	06:22	5	22/12/2024
Walk Don ‘t Run – Backroads and Moonshine	2025	06:25	0
Ian Hughes & His Orchestra – I Just Called To Say I Love You		06:33	2	13/12/2024
For A Listener: John Williamson – A Christmas Photo		06:37	16	22/12/2024
Charlie Rich – Rolling With The Flow	1977	06:42	5	8/4/2025
Robert Ross – People Like Me	2025	06:45	1	7/12/2025
The Charlesys – Fun Christmas Day	2025	06:50	1	7/12/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Dean Martin – Memories Are Made Of This	1955	06:54	4	5/8/2021
Mountain Rio – Christmas In Ukraine	2025	06:56	3	12/12/2025
Stuart Joel Nuggett & Kevin Sullivan – I’m Barred Again	2025	07:05	2	5/12/2025
Charting this day 1975 Band of the Black Watch – Scotch On The Rocks	1975	07:12	4	5/10/2025
Charting this day 1975 Rod Stewart – Sailing	1975	07:15	26	13/4/2025
For A Listener: Melba Montgomery – No Charge	1964	07:21	0
For A Listener: John Paul Young – Yesterday’s Hero	1975	07:25	0
Romantic Strings Orchestra – Unchained Melody		07:30	0
Dinah Washington – September In The Rain	1961	07:36	7	29/8/2025
Billie Jo Spears – What I’ve Got In Mind	2025	07:38	4	5/11/2023
Vintage Vinyl    Les Baxter Chorus – Because Of You	1951	07:43	1	29/12/2013
Glenn Levi – Christmas In Australia	2025	07:46	4	12/12/2025
Marshall Tucker Band – Heard It In A Love Song		07:51	0
Lou Monte – Dominick The Donkey		07:56	13	22/12/2024
Mike McClellan – Rock’n’Roll Man		08:05	0
For a Listener: Roy Orbison – California Blue	1989	08:11	15	21/11/2025
Charting this day 1975 Joe Dolan – Lady In Blue	1975	08:15	5	2/11/2018
Charting this day 1975 Roger Whittaker – I Don’t Believe In If Any More	1975	08:19	5	29/12/2023
Peter Stefanson – In Our Childhood Days	2025	08:28	5	29/8/2025
Simon Orton – That’s Life	2025	08:32	2	21/11/2025
Gordon Langford & His Orchestra – Against All Odds		08:39	1	16/4/2021
Joy Adams & Gary R Farmer – The Book	2025	08:43	2	30/11/2025
Toni West – Soon It’ll Be Christmas		08:47	1	12/12/2021
Vintage Vinyl    Perry Como – Magic Moments	1958	08:51	3	17/10/2025
Matt Flinders – By The Time I Get To Phoenix		08:54	0

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► LOOKING at events on 12 December;

1949, in Linkoping, Sweden – SAAB, originally an aeroplane manufacturer, commenced production of its first car.  The 92 model had an unusually aerodynamic two-door body and a transversely mounted  two cylinder, two-stroke engine, driving the front wheels through a 3 speed transmission, to give a maximum speed of 105 km/h

.In 1966,  Sydney, New South Wales – The loss of a rear rotor blade was believed to have caused an inner-city helicopter crash which took the lives of the pilot and two ABC employees aboard..

In 1967, Hobart, Tasmania – The Tasmanian Government announced the introduction of an absolute speed limit of 60 miles per hour throughout the State, with provisional licence holders restricted to 50 miles per hour.  A few years later, with the introduction of metrics, these were adjusted to 110 km/h and 80 km/h respectively.

► BORN…..
In 1915, in Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.A ., Frank Sinatra, singer, actor, producer and one of the most influential and best-selling artists of the 20^th century, with over 150 million record sales to his credit.  His career began in 1935, during the Big Band era and continued till 1995.   Died 1998.

In 1938, inNewark, New Jersey, U.S.A.,  Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero, alias Connie Francis, chart-topping singer of the late 1950s and early 60s, one of the best-selling musical artists in history, with record sales over 100 million. Died 2025.

In 1942, in Delhi, India,  Peter Sarstedt, British singer-songwriter who has recorded a number of successful albums.  His 1969 hit Where Do You Go To topped the charts in 14 countries. Died 2017.

► DIED…..
In 1986, in Brisbane, Queensland, Harold Williams, alias Buddy Williams, Australian country singer and songwriter, known as The Yodelling Jackaroo.
Williams was the first Australian to record country music in Australia, three years after New Zealander Tex Morton made his first recording in Australia.  He was aged 68.

In 1999, Gold Coast, Queensland, Gordon Chater, Australian comedian and actor, nationally famous during the 1960s with his roles in the Mavis Bramston Show and My Name’s McGooley What’s Yours.  He was aged 77.

In 2016, in Sydney, New South Wales, Anne Deveson, writer, broadcaster and social commentator, one of the first presenters in Australia to use talkback radio.  She was aged 86.

In 2020, in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., Charles Franklin Pride alias Charley Pride, country singer, musician, and professional baseball player.  He was aged 86.

Today’s photo – The Blowhole, Bicheno, on Tasmania’s East Coast.
Today’s Playlist – Friday Morning Radio

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
John McCall – Love in Katoomba	2025	09:05	1	28/11/2025
Joy Adams – But Wait There’s More		09:13	0
David McCaffrey – Walk Of Life	2025	09:15	1	5/12/2025
70s Classic    Bette Midler – Chapel of Love	1974	09:19	4	6/4/2025
Bobby Goldsboro – Behind Closed Doors		09:22	4	9/11/2025
Michael Farrell – The Christmas Polka	2021	09:26	1	24/12/2021
David Firman & His Orchestra – Take My Breath Away		09:31	2	4/4/2025
Inger Lise Stulien – Watching The Snow	2025	09:35	0
Frank Sinatra – Strangers In The Night	1966	09:43	10	20/9/2020
For a Listener Connie Francis – My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own	1960	09:47	9	18/7/2025
For a Listener Jim Reeves – An Old Christmas Card		09:50	8	23/12/2022
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Beatles – Day Tripper	1965	09:53	7	5/12/2025
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Animals – It’s My Life	1965	09:56	3	16/2/2018
Christa Fartek  – If I Could	2025	10:05	1	5/12/2025
Peter Sarstedt – Frozen Orange Juice	1969	10:11	8	8/1/2023
Charley Pride – On The Wings Of A Dove	1971	10:14	16	12/1/2025
Holly Wild – Fire In The Rain	2025	10:18	1	5/12/2025
Vintage Vinyl   Gordon MacRae – Autumn Leaves	1950	10:21	1	11/10/2013
Peter Parker & Marty Paich Orchestra – Liza		10:24	0
Mountain Rio – Christmas In Ukraine	2025	10:27	2	5/12/2025
National Philharmonic Orchestra – Mull Of Kintyre		10:35	0
Manuel & The Music of the Mountains – A Summer Place		10:37	3	5/92025
Patsy & Dave with James Blundell – After The Storm	2025	10:39	2	5/12/2025
70s Classic    David Bowie – Sorrow	1974	10:45	5	6/4/2025
J K Coltrain – The Monster Mash	2025	10:50	1	28/11/2025
Randy C Moore – Born In A Barn	2025	10:56	1	23/11/2025
Glenn Levi – Christmas In Australia	2022	11:05	3	22/12/2023
For a Listener Craig Giles – Picture On The Mantle	2017	11:11	22	9/11/2025
Ray Stevens – Everybody Needs A Rainbow		11:15	0
Mundy-Turner – Lucky Premonition	2025	11:18
For a Listener Hein Simons – Tulpen aus Amsterdam		11:24	1	12/4/2024
Vintage Vinyl    Jim Reeves – Yonder Comes A Sucker	1955	11:30	2	18/4/2025
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra – The Hustle		11:37	0
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Al Martino – Spanish Eyes	1965	11:41	12	3/11/2024
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Petula Clark – You’re The One	1965	11:44	3	31/1/2020
Dianne Coombes & Allan Caswell – Rocket Science	2025	11:47	0
Walk Don’t Run – I Can Hear That Train	2025	11:52	2	10/5/2024

► LOOKING at events on 7 December;

In 1941, Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the United States Pacific Fleet, causing over 2,000 deaths and resulting in a declaration of war upon Japan by the United States.

In 1957 the first U.S. attempt to launch a satellite failed, when the rocket exploded on the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Also in Cape Canaveral, in 1972  Apollo 17, with astronauts Gene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Harrison Schmitt aboard, was launched to the Moon.

It was the first night launch in the U.S.A. of a manned space mission, the sixth and final lunar landing mission of the Apollo program, and the final manned mission to the moon during the 20^th century.

► BORN…..

In 1910 in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., Louis Prima, singer, actor,  songwriter and trumpeter, known as the King of the Swing.
He rode the musical trends of his time, starting in the 1920s with his seven-piece jazz band, then successively led a swing combo in the 1930s, a big band in the 1940s, a Vegas lounge act in the 1950s, and a pop-rock band in the 1960s.  Died 1978.

1910, in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Edmundo Ros.  He was a musician, vocalist, arranger and bandleader who made his career in Britain. He directed a highly popular Latin-American orchestra, had an extensive recording career, and owned one of London’s leading night-clubs.    He died in 2011.

► DIED…..

In 1910 in Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S.A., Roy Orbison, also known by the nickname The Big O, singer-songwriter and musician.  He was famous for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and emotional ballads.
His greatest successes were with Monument Records in the 1960s, including Only The Lonely, Crying, In Dreams and Oh Pretty Woman.  He was aged 52.

 In 2010 in Melbourne, Victoria, Gus Mercurio, American-born Australian actor.  He was also a professional boxer and chiropractor.  As an actor he had frequent roles, usually as shady characters, in productions such as Homicide, Division Four and Matlock Police.  He also appeared in movies such as The Man From Snowy River, Crocodile Dundee 2 and Return To The Blue Lagoon    He was aged 82.

In 2011 in Los Angeles, California, Harry Morgan,  film and television actor more recently known in the role of Colonel Sherman T Potter in the television sitcom MASH.  He was aged 96.

Today’s photo – Tulips at Table Cape, near Wynyard in north-west Tasmania.

Today’s Playlist (V S):

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
Ami Leigh – Wait & See	2025	06:06	0
Charting this day 1973 Tony Orlando and Dawn – Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose	1973	06:12	4	15/9/2025
Charting this day 1973 Olivia Newton-John – Let Me Be There	1973	06:15	9	28/9/2025
Kane Vincent – Crazy Love (Drive Me Sane)	2025	06:19	1	16/11/2025
Desert Pear – Aim To Be True	2025	06:24	0
Elisabeth Hope  – Poncho & Lefty	2025	06:27	1	23/11/2025
Johnny Gregory & His Orchestra – Fame		06:35	1	18/5/2025
Louis Prima & Keely Smith – Hey Boy! Hey Girl!	1959	06:42	2	24/8/2025
Edmundo Ros & His Orchestra – La Golondrina Tango		06:46	0
For a Listener: Cilla Black – You’re My World	1964	06:49	14	5/10/2025
Roy Orbison – I Can’t Stop Loving You	1960	06:53	1	28/2/2014
Vintage Vinyl    Kalin Twins – When	1958	06:56	1	1/10/2021
Batson Haines – Santa’s Having a Tailgate	2025	07:05	1	28/11/2025
Charting this day 1973 David Bowie – The Laughing Gnome	1973	07:11	1	23/2/2024
Charting this day 1973 Perry Como – For The Good Times	1973	07:14	6	6/4/2025
For A Listener: Gene Pitney – 24 Hours From Tulsa	1964	07:20	16	2/11/2025
Connie Kis Andersen – A Place Called Home	2025	07:23	1	28/11/2025
For a Listener: John Lennon – Happy Christmas War Is Over		07:28	14	23/11/2025
Peter Hope & His Orchestra – Yesterday Once More		07:33	1	13/6/2025
Dolli & Andy Martin – Some Things Never Change	2025	07:37	1	16/11/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Graham Kennedy & Smacka Fitzgibbon – Shine On Harvest Moon	1957	07:40	0
The Charlesys – Fun Christmas Day	2025	07:43	0
Scott McKone – Devil’s Wind		07:49	3	6/12/2024
Andre Kostelanetz & His Orchestra – The Way we Were		07:54	3	2/7/2021
Clayton Saunders – Uluru	2025	07:56	1	9/11/2025
Franky B and the Shadowriders – Soul Limbo	2025	08:05	1	23/11/2025
Charting this day 1973 Charley Pride – Me And Bobby McGee	1973	08:14	10	6/4/2025
Charting this day 1973 Jim Reeves – Am I That Easy To Forget	1973	08:18	3	9/2/2018
Greg McInnes – Beautiful Day	2025	08:21	1	28/11/2025
Richard Mulligan – Christmas In Carrantubber	2025	08:25	1	5/12/2025
Ray Malcolm – My Happiness	2025	08:29	1	28/11/2025
Henry Mancini His Piano & Orchestra – Theme From Love Story		08:36	5	21/5/2021
Peggy Gilchrist – Southern Sky	2025	08:40	3	22/6/2025
Anne Murray – Dream A Little Dream Of Me		08:45	0
Seekers – Cloudy		08:47	5	17/1/2021
Vintage Vinyl    Jerry Lee Lewis – Great Balls Of Fire	1958	08:50	3	29/9/2023
Sonny James – You Are My Sunshine	1965	08:52	1	5/12/2025
Slim Dusty & Anne – Teenage Country Style		08:55	1	5/12/2025

► LOOKING at events on 5 December;

1938, in the Huon Valley, Tasmania, 400 Huon Residents Walked the Crabtree (Huon Valley) – Lachlan (Derwent Valley) track, seeking its reconstruction as a road.  (It is still a four-wheel drive track.)

In 1950,  Hadspen Tasmania, the historic 200 year old Entally House, built in 1819, was first opened as a tourist attraction.

In 1952, Hobart, Tasmania,  the last electric tram ran on the Hobart to Sandy Bay route.  They were replaced by electric trolley buses.

In 1952, London, England,  The Great Smog occurred when a cold fog descended and combined with air pollution, to cause the loss of at least 12,000 lives over following months.

In 1972,  Conscription was ended in Australia by the incoming Federal Labor Government.

In 1976, Nowra, New South Wales,  Sabotage was suspected as the cause of a fire which destroyed or damaged all but one of the Royal Australian Navy’s 12 Grumman anti-submarine aircraft.

► BORN…..

In 1901, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.,  Walt Disney, film producer, director, screenwriter, animator, entrepreneur and entertainer.  He was the founder of the Disneyland theme park, in Anaheim, California.  Died 1966.

In 1932, Georgia, U.S.A.,  Richard Wayne Penniman alias Little Richard.  He was a rock and roll singer, songwriter, pianist and recording artist who rose to prominence in the 1950s with hits such as Tutti Frutti, Good Golly Miss Molly, Rip It Up, Ready Teddy and Lucille    He died in 2020.

In 1946, Montreal, Quebec.  Andrew Youakim  alias Andy Kim.  He was a pop singer and songwriter, known for the 45s he released in the late 60s and early 70s.  His chart entries include Rock Me Gently, Baby I Love You, That Girl and Baby How Did We Ever Get This Way.

► DIED…..

In 1926, Giverny, France,  Claude Monet.  He was a renowned artist and a founder of French impressionist painting.  He was aged 86.

In 2012, Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.A., Dave Brubeck, jazz pianist and composer.  He was aged 91.

In 2013, Houghton Estate, South Africa,  Nelson Mandela, Nobel Prize Laureate and former anti-apartheid activist, who had spent 27 years in prison, before becoming President of South Africa.  He was aged 95. 

Today’s Photo – The Tyenna River, as seen from the Derwent Valley Railway (Yours Truly)

As Nigel Jones, the regular Friday breakky presenter at TYGA-FM 98.9, was unwell today, I hosted his programme as well as my own. Therefore, this post covers two consecutive three-hour shifts.
The two playlists are shown hereunder.  

Today’s Playlist – Friday Breakky

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
Bucks Fizz – Making Your Mind Up	1981	06:05	4	19/10/2025
ABBA – Voulez Vous	1979	06:10	2	19/10/2025
The Knack – My Sharona	1979	06:14	6	19/10/2025
Ray Malcolm – Make Me An Island	2025	06:19	4	19/10/2025
Lost Hollow – Buttermarket	2025	06:23	2	24/10/2025
Colin Gordon Farleigh – Second Chances	2025	06:27	1	31/8/2025
Abby Grace – Upside of Down	2025	06:32	0
Briggs & Stark – Honey	2025	06:36	0
Darlene – Soft Summer Ways	2025	06:40	0
Tommy Owens – Nowhere Now	2025	06:46	0
Christa Fartek  – If I Could	2025	06:50	0
Cliff Richard – We Don’t Talk Anymore	1979	06:54	6	19/10/2025
Wurzels – Combine Harvester	1976	06:57	0
Adrian Martin Murphy – The Glen of Aherlow	2025	07:04	3	19/10/2025
Annette Hawkins -Shadow Of My Heart	2025	07:11	4	19/10/2025
Michael Farrell – Country Boy	2025	07:14	2	2/11/2025
Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You	1992	07:18	7	28/4/2024
In 1992, Whitney Houston began a ten-week run at the top of the UK singles chart with“’I Will Always Love You.” The Dolly Parton-penned song, which Houston recorded for The Bodyguard soundtrack, also spent a record-breaking 14 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100
Holly Wild – Fire In The Rain	2025	07:23	0
John Williamson – Sail The Nullabor		07:26	4	24/3/2023
Judy Collins – Amazing Grace	1971	07:31	7	27/4/2024
In 1970, ‘Amazing Grace’ by Judy Collins entered the UK singles chart for the first of eight times, it spent a total of 67 weeks on the chart never making the No.1 position. ‘Amazing Grace’ is a Christian hymn with lyrics written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton which was first published in 1779.
Highway 95 – Say Goodbye	2025	07:37	0
Ricky Nelson – It’s Late	1959	07:41	1	19/10/2025
Fabian – Gonna Make You Mine	1959	07:44	1	19/10/2025
Joy Adams & Gary R. Farmer – That’s Why I Love You Like I Do	2025	07:46	8	19/10/2025
Beatles – Day Tripper	1965	07:50	6	14/9/2025
In 1965, the Beatles played their last ever show in their hometown of Liverpool when they appeared at The Liverpool Empire during the group’s final UK tour. Only 5,100 tickets were available, but there were 40,000 applications for tickets. The group also had the UK No.1 single with ‘We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper.’
Billy Thorpe – Twilight Time	1965	07:53	3	15/8/2025
Vaughn Monro – Red Roses For A Blue Lady		07:57	2
Shelly Jones Band – Whatever Floats Your Boat	2025	08:05	1	19/10/2025
Neil Young – Harvest Moon	1979	08:10	12	11/7/2025
Raydio – You Can’t Change That	1979	08:17	3	19/10/2025
Juniper Arré – Howling At The Moon	2025	08:20	2	3/10/2025
Cliff Richard – Theme For A Dream	1961	08:25	4	19/10/2025
Sandy Scott – Behind Closed Doors		08:28	1	19/10/2025
Frank DeVol Orchestra & Singers – Mister Sandman		08:32	1	19/1/2025
Clelia Adams – Wildflowers	2025	08:35	3	14/11/2025
Liz Clarke – Ray of Light	2025	08:38	3	19/10/2025
David McCaffrey – Walk Of Life	2025	08:43	0
Mark Griffin – Taking Over My Mind	2025	08:46	1	21/9/2025
Rosalind Clare – Back To Galloway	2025	08:49	2	16/11/2025
Racey – Some Girls	1979	08:54	11	19/10/2025
Today’s Playlist – Friday Morning Radio
TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
Stuart Joel Nuggett & Kevin Sullivan – I’m Barred Again	2025	09:05	1	21/11/2025
Glenn Levi – Forever Is As Long As We Live	2025	09:11	1	26/10/2025
Abby Grace – Upside of Down	2025	09:15	1	5/12/2025
70s Classic    Alvin Stardust – My Coo Ca Choo	1973	09:20	6	6/4/2025
Toni West – Perfect Christmas Party	2025	09:23	0
Ray Malcolm – Crazy	2025	09:29	2	23/11/2025
Jean Pierre & His Grand Orchestra – I Could Have Danced all Night		09:34	1	2/9/2022
George Baker Selection – Fly Away Little Paraquayo		09:36	1	31/5/2024
Little Richard – Long Tall Sally	1956	09:44	0
Andy Kim – Rock Me Gently	1974	09:47	0
Soundtrack – The Sound of Music – The Lonely Goatherd		09:52	8	28/8/2022
Al Martino – Painted Tainted Rose	1963	09:55	11	4/7/2025
Jason Owen – Needles and Pins	2019	10:05	8	3/1/2025
Steve Heathcock – Love Song	2025	10:10	1	26/10/2025
Richard Mulligan – Christmas In Carrantubber	2025	10:13	0
Susanna Colley & Allan Caswell – Could Be I’m Falling For You	2025	10:19	1	26/10/2025
Vintage Vinyl   Buddy Holly – That’ll Be The Day	1957	10:22	1	19/6/2020
Miss Lana – I Am Strong	2025	10:25	0
Mexicans – Tijuana Taxi		10:28	2	27/4/2018
Marty Gold Orchestra – Bye Bye Blues		10:32	0
Patsy & Dave & .James Blundell – After The Storm	2025	10:35	1	26/10/2025
For a Listener Jerry Wallace – Ijn The Misty Moonlight	1964	10:39	4	17/11/2024
Shaza Leigh – Rodeos To Rainbows	2025	10:42	2	2/11/2025
70s Classic    Johnny Chester & Jigsaw – Shame And Scandal	1972	10:47	4	30/3/2025
Roger Nicholas Chorale – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart		10:50	2	10/11/2023
Mountain Rio – It’s Christmas In Ukraine	2025	10:53	1	28/11/2025
Boz Scaggs – Fly Like A Bird	1994	10:56	14	23/1/2022
Damian Davis – Your Loving Eyes	2025	11:05	1	2/11/2025
The Charlesys – Calling My Name	2025	11:10	1	26/10/2025
Christine Clifford – Blue Day	2025	11:14	0
For a Listener Neil Anthony – Christmas The Aussie Summer Way	2024	11:19	2	29/12/2024
Vintage Vinyl    Gaylords – The Woodpecker Song	1955	11:25	4	2/3/2018
Guy Mitchell – When Blinky Blows	1955	11:28	4	10/10/2025
James Last & His Orchestra – Beethoven’s Symphony No 7		11:33	1	25/12/2022
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Roy Orbison – Candy Man	1961	11:37	2	15/5/2020
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Beatles – Help	1965	11:40	16	22/8/2025
Juniper Arré – Letter To Jennie	2025	11:45	0
Sonny James – You Are My Sunshine	1970	11:49	0
Slim Dusty & Anne – Teenage Country Style		11:54	0

► LOOKING at events on 30 November;

1936, in Sydenham Hill, London, England – The Crystal Palace was destroyed by fire.  The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and glass building originally erected in Hyde Park to house the Great Exhibition of 1851, during which exhibitors from around the world gathered to display samples of the latest technology developed during the Industrial Revolution.
After the exhibition, the building was moved to a new park in affluent Sydenham Hill, where it continued to be used for exhibition purposes.  The cause of the fire was never determined.

On this day in 1954, in Sylacauga, Alabama U.S.A., a 4 kg meteorite crashed through a house roof and struck Mrs Hewlett Hedges while she was having a nap.
 This was the first documented case of an object from outer space hitting a person on Earth. The meteorite was taken by the United States Air Force, as part of it’s declared responsibility for “everything that falls from the skies,”  but was returned to her a couple of weeks later.

► BORN…..
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, alias Mark Twain, was born in the town of Florida, in Missouri, U.S.A. in 1835.  He became an author and humorist, noted for several novels, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Pudd’n Head Wilson.
He was born shortly after an appearance of Halley’s Comet and predicted that he would “go out with it.” He died in 1910, the day after the Comet returned.

Efrem Zimbalist Jr, was born on this day in 1918, in New York, U.S.A. He was an actor who appeared in numerous film and television productions. He was especially known for his starring roles as Stu Bailey in the early 1960s television series 77 Sunset Strip, and also as Inspector Lewis Erskine in The F B I.    He died in 2014.

Allan Copelon, alias Allan Sherman, was born on this day in 1924, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. He was a comedy writer, television producer and song parodist of the early 1960s.  His biggest hit single was Hello Muddah Hello Faddah, a comic novelty in which a boy describes his summer camp experiences.  He died in 1973.

Frank Ifield, was born on this day in 1937,  in Coventry, England. He was an easy listening and country singer who achieved considerable success in the early 1960s with many hits, including four Number 1s – I Remember You, Lovesick Blues, She Taught Me How To Yodel and The Wayward Wind.  He died in Dural, New South Wales, in 2024.

Today’s Photo – Spring showers in the Derwent Valley (Yours Truly)
Today’s Playlist:

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
Matt Scullion – Golden Handcuffs	2025	06:06	0
Charting this day 1971 Joan Baez – The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down	1971	06:12	3	19/10/2018
Charting this day 1971 Mom & Dads – The Ranger’s Waltz	1971	06:16	10	15/8/2025
Shirley Llewellyn – I Came From The Nambucca Valley	2025	06:19	0
Walk Don’t Run – I Can Hear That Train	2024	06:22	1	10/5/2024
Kings Singers – Linstead Market		06:28	2	1/6/2025
Melachrino Strings – Something To Remember You By		06:33	0
Alan Sherman – Hello Muddah Hello Faddah	1963	06:40	16	1/9/2023
Frank Ifield – The Wayward Wind	1963	06:42	3	9/6/2024
Vintage Vinyl    Louis Armstrong – A Kiss To Build A Dream On	1951	06:47	4	16/8/2019
For a Listener: Bing Crosby & David Bowie – The Little Drummer Boy		06:50	2	25/12/2020
Joyce Ramgatie & Fred Irving – My Daddy Was A Country Star	2025	06:53	1	2/11/2025
Peter Nero – Summer Samba		06:57	2	24/8/2025
Joy Adams & Gary R Farmer – The Book		07:05	1	21/11/2025
Charting this day 1971 Rick Springfield – Speak To The Sky	1971	07:12	2	23/8/2024
Charting this day 1971 Cher – Gypsies Tramps And Thieves	1971	07:15	6	24/3/2023
For A Listener: Foster & Allen – Tie A Yellow Ribbon Around The Old Oak Tree		07:20	1	20/9/2024
Michael Wayne Dill with Tenneil – The Way That I Want You	2025	07:23	1	17/10/2025
Lucinda Wilson – Caledonia	2025	07:29	1	18/5/2025
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra – Everything I Do		07:35	1	18/12/2015
Abby Grace – Let Your Soul Sing		07:40	0
For a Listener: Foster & Allen – Old Loves Never Die		07:44	10	9/3/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Dean Martin – Return To Me	1958	07:47	4	11/5/2018
Susan Muranty – Wild For The Country	2025	07:53	1	31/10/2025
Uncle Trent & Friends – The Dancer	2025	07:57	0
Shelley Minson – Riverbank Red	2025	08:05	3	18/4/2024
Charting this day 1971 Jody Miller – He’s So Fine	1971	08:10	9	29/11/2024
Charting this day 1971 Rod Stewart – Maggie May	1971	08:13	6	16/10/2022
John Glenn – Ghost Story	2017	08:21	2	10/10/2025
Nathan Ward – She Gave Me A Kiss	2025	08:23	1	12/10/2025
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra – Midnight Cowboy		08:30	2	14/6/2024
Perry Botkin Jr & His Orchestra – There’s A Kind Of Hush		08:35	4	9/9/2021
Jim Reeves – He’ll Have To Go	1960	08:39	14	4/10/2024
Jeannie Black – He’ll Have To Stay	1960	08:41	4	27/8/2023
Kamahl – More		08:46	1	13/1/2019
Vintage Vinyl    Doris Day – Que Sera Sera	1956	08:50	14	18/5/2025
Graeme Connors – Ain’t That The Way It Goes		08:52	0

► LOOKING at events on 28 November;

In Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) in 1807, the first deportees from Norfolk Island, in the Pacific Ocean 1,400 kilometres east of Australia, founded the town initally known as “The Hills” in the Derwent Valley.  It was later renamed New Norfolk.

Fast Forward to 1895, and the first car race in the USA took place during a massive snowstorm, over an 86 km course between Chicago’s Jackson Park, and Evanston, Illinois.  The winner was James Frank Duryea, who drove a self-made vehicle.
The gruelling conditions caused cars to become bogged in snowdrifts, slide into each other, and constantly stall.  Two other drivers became unconscious with hypothermia.
Duryea was first to complete the course, after more than 10 hours, at an average speed of 8 kmh.

In Gundagai, New South Wales, in 1932,  the Dog On The Tuckerbox statue was unveiled near the town as a tribute to pioneer farmers of the district.  It replaced another Dog On The Tuckerbox statue which had been placed at a site nine miles from Gundagai in 1926.

In the Blue Mountains, New South Wales in 1968, three men died and at least 120 homes were lost as bush fires with 30 metre flames, fanned by 80 km/h winds, raged through the small townships of Warrimoo, Blaxland, and Springwood.

In Antarctica, 1979, an Air New Zealand DC-10 airliner strayed off its intended course during a sightseeing flight and crashed into 4,200 metre high Mt Erebus.  All 257 passengers and crew were lost.

► BORN…..
Gerard Bertelkamp alias Beeb Birtles, was born on this day in 1948 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is an Australian musician, who has been a member of various pop bands, including Zoot, Mississippi and the Little River Band

Martin Clunes was born on this day in 1961 in Wimbleton, England.  He is an actor and comedian, best known for his roles as Gary Strang in Men Behaving Badly and as Doctor Martin Ellingham in Doc Martin.

► DIED…..
Enid Blyton died this day in 1968 aged 71 in Hampstead, London, England..  She was one of the most successful children’s storytellers of the twentieth century, noted for numerous series of books based on recurring characters and designed for different age groups.
Her books were highly successful in many parts of the world, having sold over 600 million copies.

Tony Meehan, died this day in 2005 aged 62 in Paddington London, England.  He was founding member of the pop group the Shadows, with Jet Harris, Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, and played drums in early Cliff Richard and The Shadows hits and in early Shadows instrumentals.

Today’s photo: New Norfolk

Today’s Playlist:

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	PLAY TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
Greg McInnes – Beautiful Day	2025	09:05	0
J K Coltrain – The Monster Mash	2025	09:11	0
Steve Hart – The Entertainer	2025	09:14	2	31/10/2025
70s Classic    Robin Jolley – Marshall’s Portable Music Machine	1972	09:21	11	30/3/2025
Johnny Chester & Hotspur – All On Your Own	1980	09:25	5	11/6/2023
Abby Grace – Boots Beer & Boogie	2025	09:28	1	26/10/2025
Acker Bilk – We’ve Only Just Begun		09:33	0
Lucinda Wilson – Bright Blue Rose	2025	09:36	0
Little River Band – Reminiscing	1978	09:42	1	4/8/2017
For a Listener Daniel O’Donnell & Mary Duff – Yes, Mr Peters	1965	09:48	1	19/7/2024
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Diana Ross & Supremes – I Hear A Symphony	1965	09:50	4	27/8/2023
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Ray Conniff Singers – Happiness Is	1965	09:55	3	7/10/2022
Mountain Rio – It’s Christmas In Ukraine	2025	09:57	0
Batson Haines – Santa’s Having a Tailgate	2025	10:05	0
For a Listener Stringalongs – Wheels	1961	10:11	12	27/10/2024
John McCall – Love in Katoomba	2025	10:14	0
Steve Hart – The Entertainer	2025	10:18	3	28/11/2025
Shadows – Riders In The Sky		10:23	3	1/7/2022
Vintage Vinyl   Dean Martin – Be Honest With Me	1950	10:28	2	29/1/2021
Mantovani – Moon River		10:30	0
Romantic Strings Orchestra – Sealed With A Kiss		10:35	0
Simon Casey – One Friend	2025	10:41	1	26/10/2025
Connie Kis Andersen – A Place Called Home	2025	10:43	0
70s Classic    Tony Christie – Is This The Way To Amarillo	2025	10:49	10	30/3/2025
Kini Quartet – Under The Sun	1965	10:53	4	1/8/2025
Brendan McMahon – Wild Colonial Boys	2025	10:57	0
Joy Adams & Gary R Farmer – Good Old Country Song	2025	11:05	2	23/11/2025
Henson Cargill – Skip A Rope	1968	11:12	3	7/3/2021
Ray Malcolm – My Happiness	2025	11:14	0
For a Listener Jade Hurley – You’re The Reason		11:18	4	23/11/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Four Lads – Standing On The Corner	1956	11:26	1	22/5/2016
Johnny Gregory & His Orchestra – Endless Love		11:33	2	10/10/2021
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Byrds – Turn Turn Turn	1965	11:38	9	14/10/2022
Diamond Classic – Charting on this day 1965 Dean Martin – I Will	1965	11:42	3	28/7/2024
Kathy Carver – Girl Crush	2025	11:46	1	9/11/2025
Daniel O’Donnell – Dream Lover		11:49	3	16/2/2018
James Last Orchestra – A Summer Place		11:54	6	18/7/2025

► LOOKING at events on 23 November;

1923, in Sydney, Australia’s first regular radio broadcasts began at 8 p.m. on station 2SB in Sydney.  The programme consisted of classical and popular music, news, weather and stock exchange information.

1932, in  Gundagai, New South Wales,   Australia’s then-Prime Minister Joseph Lyons unveiled a pioneer memorial, The Dog On The Tuckerbox

1937, in Melbourne, a new express train, named The Spirit of Progress left Melbourne’s Spencer Street railway station, on its maiden trip to Albury.  It set a high standard for speed and comfort, previously unknown anywhere in Australia with luxurious, air conditioned carriages which were finished in a distinctive blue and gold livery.

1963, in England, the BBC broadcast the first ever episode, of Doctor Who (starring William Hartnoll as the Doctor).  This has become the world’s longest running science fiction drama.

1966, and Tasmania experienced its hottest November day on record to that date, with the temperature in the city climbing to 36 C, and at Hobart Airport, 38 C.  In a foretaste of conditions to come just a few months later, conditions in the Lower Midlands, Bruny Island, Derwent Valley and Tasman Peninsula were described as “a day of unprecedented fire danger.” 

2007, in the Antarctic Ocean south of Argentina, MS Explorer, a cruise liner carrying 154 people, sank, after hitting an iceberg near the South Shetland Islands.  There were no fatalities

► BORN…..

Fredrick John Marsden, was born in Liverpool, England, in 1940.  He became the drummer for the 1960s pop group Gerry & the Pacemakers.  He died in 2006.

Shane Gould was born in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1956.  She is a former competition swimmer for Australia, and winner of three gold, a silver, and a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympic Games

► DIED…..

Ocie Lee Smith alias O.C. Smith, died this day in 2009 in Los Angeles, California,  U.S.A., aged 69.  He was a pop singer who had major hits in 1968 with Son of Hickory Holler’s Tramp and Little Green Apples.

Larry Hagman, died this day in 2012 in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. . at the age of 81.   He was a film and television actor, producer and director famous for his roles as oil tycoon J.R. Ewing in the 80s television soap opera Dallas, and also as Major Anthony Nelson in the 60s sitcom I Dream Of Jeannie.

Today’s Photo – The former New Town railway station, which is now located at the Tasmanian Transport Museum in Glenorchy, some 10 kilometres from it’s original site.

Today’s Playlist:

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
Joyce Ramgatie – Memories Are All We Have	2025	06:06	1	14/11/2025
Charting this day 1978 Boney M – Rasputin	1978	06:12	4	27/11/2020
Charting this day 1978 Linda Ronstadt – Back In The U.S.A.	1978	06:17	2	7/9/2025
For a Listener: John Lennon – Happy Christmas War Is Over		06:21	13	15/12/2024
Human Nature – My Girl		06:25	0
Blue Echoes – Personality		06:28	4	29/9/2024
Jade Hurley – You’re The Reason		06:31	4	15/5/2022
Henry Mancini His Piano & Orchestra – Annie’s Song		06:36	1	9/4/2021
Gerry & Pacemakers – I’ll Be There	1965	06:40	11	31/1/2025
Ray Malcolm – Crazy	2025	06:44	1	7/11/2025
For a Listener: Bee Gees – New York Mining Disaster 1941		06:48	2	6/7/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Dinah Shore – Sweet Violets	1951	06:51	2	15/12/2019
Joy Adams & Gary R Farmer – Good Old Country Song	2025	06:55	1	9/11/2025
Deb Mepham – Merry Model T	2024	07:05	1	10/5/2024
Charting this day 1978 Hawking Brothers – One Day At A Time	1978	07:10	7	7/9/2025
Charting this day 1978 Anne Murray – You Needed Me	1978	07:14	7	26/10/2025
For A Listener: Glen Campbell – By The Time I Get To Phoenix	1967	07:19	6	7/4/2023
Pat Garrett – Old Timers	2025	07:22	1	14/11/2025
Randy C Moore – Born In A Barn	2025	07:26	0
Franky B and the Shadowriders – Soul Limbo	2025	07:30	0
Acker Bilk – My Way		07:34	1	22/8/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Johnny Mathis – A Certain Smile	1958	07:40	3	28/12/2018
Kamahl – For The Good Times		07:42	3	11/12/2022
O C Smith – Son Of Hickory Holler’s Tramp	1968	07:48	4	21/6/2024
Chris Strohfeld – At Home In The Mountains	2018	07:52	4	21/11/2025
For a Listener: Foster & Allen – Rose Of My Heart		07:55	31	20/12/2024
Beatles – From Me To You	1964	07:59	11	1/3/2024
Seekers  (Julie Anthony lead) – I’ll Never Find Another You	1989	08:05	3	2/2/2024
Charting this day 1978 Marshall Hain – Dancing In The City	1978	08:11	3	21/2/2020
Charting this day 1978 Commodores – Three Times A Lady	1978	08:15	8	7/9/2025
John Williamson – Aussie Balladeer		08:22	2	20/3/2020
Slim Dusty – Waltzing Matilda		08:25	3	13/6/2021
Chet Atkins – Hot Toddy		08:29	2	24/5/2024
Gordon Langford & His Orchestra – When Will I See You Again		08:34	0
Val Doonican – Stranger On The Shore		08:40	3	5/5/2015
Paul Cullen – Rolling Like Thunder	2025	08:43	1	14/11/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Marty Robbins – A White Sport Coat	1957	08:49	10	21/5/2023
Elisabeth Hope  – Poncho & Lefty		08:51	0

► ON 16 NOVEMBER

1920  –  In Winton, Queensland,  Queensland And Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd (now QANTAS) was registered with a nominal capital of £100,000.  Two wartime aviators, Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinniss and a grazier, Fergus McMaster, were the organisers.

1934 –  In Tasmania, the visiting Duke of Gloucester travelled by train from Hobart to Launceston, stopping to visit the townships of Colebrook, Parattah, Ross, Campbell Town, Clarendon and Evandale along the way.

1965 – The Soviet Union launched the Venera 3 space probe to Venus.  Venera 3 was comprised of a fly-by craft, which also served as a radio relay for an entry probe which detached and parachuted to the surface.  This was the first human-made craft to reach the surface of another planet.

1972 – In Alice Springs, Northern Territory, a hijacker who had commandeered an airliner with 34 passengers aboard over Central Australia, died from a gunshot wound received whilst trying to escape in a light plane.

1974 – The Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico sent an interstellar radio message towards the M 13 Great Globular star Cluster. The message is due to arrive around the year 27,000.

1982 – The space shuttle Columbia completed its first operational flight

► DIED THIS DAY…..

2009 – Truro, Cornwall, England – Edward Woodward, stage and screen actor and singer, famed for his title role in the 1967 British television spy drama Callan;  also for the title role of the 1980 Australian movie Breaker Morant.  He was aged 79.

Today’s photo – Lake Meadowbank, an impoundment on the Derwent River, in the middle reaches of the Derwent Valley.

Today’s Playlist (V S):

TRACK	RELEASE YEAR	TIME	PREVIOUS PLAYS	LAST PLAYED
Bohemian Rogue – Trouble in Paradise	2025	06:06	1	7/11/2025
Charting this day 1976 Cliff Richard – Devil Woman	1976	06:12	4	31/8/2018
Charting this day 1976 Elton John & Kiki Dee – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart	1976	06:15	9	31/8/2025
Mike Kinnebrew –  Daring You To Fall In Love With Me	2025	06:21	0
Warren Kearney – Under The Bridge	2025	06:24	2	2/11/2025
For a Listener: Bobby Darin – Mack The Knife		06:28	3	21/9/2025
Mrs Mills – Doin’ The Lambeth Walk		06:33	1	31/9/2019
Dolli & Andy Martin – Some Things Never Change	2025	06:38	0
Rosalind Clare – Back To Galloway	2025	06:41	1	19/10/2025
Allan Caswell – When Scotty Was Still In His Prime	2025	06:46	1	7/11/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Four Preps – 26 Miles	1958	06:50	4	10/7/2016
Hermans Hermits – The Story Of My Life		06:54	0
Bee Gees – Children Of The World		06:56	0
Larissa Tormey – Larissa & Coco	2025	07:05	2	2/11/2025
Charting this day 1976 ABBA – Money Money Money	1976	07:11	11	26/4/2020
Charting this day 1976 Skyhooks – Everybody’s Wearing Blue Jeans	1974	07:14	17	9/11/2025
For A Listener: Johnny O’Keefe – Shout		07:18	5	10/3/2024
Irish Rovers – Puff the Magic Dragon		07:23	0
For a Listener: Brendan O’Dowda – Andy MacElroe		07:26	0
Leroy Anderson Orchestra – The Syncopated Clock		07:32	5	30/7/2021
Edward Woodward – Smile		07:35	2	19/5/2024
Vintage Vinyl    Jo Stafford – Autumn In New York	1950	07:40	4	9/8/2019
Matt Monro – Yesterday		07:42	3	1/12/2023
For a Listener: Bobby Goldsboro – Molly	1963	07:46	6	2/11/2025
Phoebe Hutchison – It’s The Simple Things In Life	2025	07:50	0
Kane Vincent – Crazy Love	2025	07:54	0
Seekers  (Julie Anthony lead) – Georgy Girl	1989	08:05	2	21/7/2023
Charting this day 1976 Pussycat – Mississippi	1976	08:10	41	14/11/2025
Charting this day 1976 David Dundas – Jeans On	1976	08:15	4	9/11/2018
Lene Lie – You Promised Me Roses	2025	08:22	5	23/8/2024
Bobby Darin – Eighteen Yellow Roses	1963	08:24	2	8/1/2021
Jim Reeves – Am I Losing You	1960	08:29	3	18/9/2020
Lawrence Welk Orchestra – Java		08:33	1	19/4/2024
Louise Morrissey – Tipperary So Rare	2025	08:35	0
Peter Weekers – El Condor Pasa	2025	08:38	2	7/11/2025
Vintage Vinyl    Bobby Helms – My Special Angel	1957	08:43	7	15/8/2025
Mary Duff – Rose Garden		08:46	2	27/11/2016
Mexicans – Mexican Shuffle	2024	08:52	3	23/6/2013